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www.fullnoise.com.au Supercross NewsWorld's Top Women’s MX and SX Riders Set To converge on Aussie MotoGP The Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC)
today confirmed three of the world’s best female motocross racers will be at
the start gates for the inaugural EVE Australian Women’s Supercross
Championship at the 2013 Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix from October
18-20.

In a joint announcement today with International
Entertainment Group (IEG) it was revealed Women’s World Motocross Champion Jessica
Patterson (USA), three-time X-Games Women’s Moto X gold medalist Vicki
Golden (USA) and Japanese rising star Sayaka
Kaneshiro will join Australia’s best female racers including X-Games silver
medalistMeghan Rutledge for the three-round championship later this month.

The highly anticipated EVE Australian Women’s
Supercross Championship will be held across three days at the Tissot Australian
Motorcycle Grand Prix and will mark the first time since the X-Games that
Rutledge and Golden will line-up against each other.

“The Supercross Championship has proven to be a
crowd favourite at Phillip Island and with the introduction of some of the
world’s fastest female riders, there is sure to be non-stop action all
weekend,” said Westacott.

It will be the first visit to Australia for
six-time AMA Pro Women’s Champion Jessica Patterson who said she is looking
forward to meeting some new fans while she is here.

“I am very excited to come and race in
Australia,” Patterson said. “I have never been there before and have heard a
lot of good things about it.”

“I really like Supercross, it is exciting to see
the women given a chance to race at a round with the guys.”

Vicki Golden, who is also the first female to
ever contest Best Whip at X-Games, for which she took home a bronze medal, said
she was ecstatic to be a part of the inaugural series.

"I'm beyond stoked to be part of such a big
event like this one,” Golden said.

“It is going to be a great experience racing in
such a prestigious country. IEG, EVE Sport and the Australian Grand Prix
Corporation have really outdone themselves by putting on this race for us.

“There are few who support the women's side so
it makes it even more of a blessing when someone does want to help and sees the
potential.”

Sayaka Kaneshiro who finished runner-up in the
2013 AMA Women’s Pro Motocross Championship said she is looking forward to
racing in Australia.

“This is a great chance to race in Australia and
achieve a dream of competing against the best women in Supercross at a
world-class event in such a beautiful country,” she said.

“Thank you very much for everything to my
sponsor EVE Sport, race promoter IEG and the AGPC for making this happen. See
you at Phillip Island!”

The EVE Australian Women’s Championship will
also be part of the Terex Australian Supercross telecast on SPEEDWEEK, SBS and
Speed TV.

Top Image: Australian
Meghan Rutledge will have some tough international competition at Phillip
Island in 2013 Credit: Aaryn
Minerds